In accordance with the Ministry of Transport of Russian Order dated 31.10.2012 No. 387 “On approval of harbor dues list in seaports of Russian Federation” the following dues are collected in the seaport of Sochi:

tonnage dues

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FSBE “Administration of Black Sea ports” in the seaport of Sochi

pilote dues

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FSUE “Rosmorport” (Sochi Branch)

lighthouse dues

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FSUE “Rosmorport” (Sochi Branch)

navigation dues

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FSUE “Rosmorport” (Sochi Branch)

ecological dues

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other organisations providing services
on ecological safety in the seaport

dues for seaport waters
transportation security

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FSUE “Rosmorport” (Sochi Branch)

By the Order of the Federal Tariffs Service No. 47-t/3 of March 04, 2014 “On approval of tonnage dues rates for serices provided by FSE “Administration of Novorossiysk Seaport” in the seaports of Anapa, Gelendzhik, Novorossiysk and Sochi”, by the Order of Federal Anti-Monopoly Service of Russia No. 711/16 of June 06, 2017 “On approving of the rates of harbor dues for the services rendered by FSUE "Rosmorport” in the seaports of the Russian Federation", and by Order of FSUE “Rosmorport” No. 355 of 05.09.2017 "On approval of the rates of harbor dues for pilotage services rendered by FSUE “Rosmorport” in the seaport of Sochi” the following harbor dues rates are approved for the seaport of Sochi:

* - temporary rates of dues for transportation security of waters of Sochi seaport, which are charged by the FSUE “Rosmorport” Sochi Branch for services rendered in the seaport of Sochi in accordance with the Ministry of Transport order dated 31.10.2012 No. 387, and are effective until an order of the state controlling body establishing the rates of dues for transportation security of waters of Sochi Seaport comes into force, in accordance with the established procedure.

2. Terms of application of harbor dues charged by FSUE “Rosmorport” from vessels in the seaport of Sochi

Terms of application of harbor dues in the seaport of Sochi are established by Order No. 223/16 of the FAS of Russia dated 10.03.2016 with the specifications established by Order No. 711/16 of the FTS of Russia dated 06.06.2016.

Harbor dues rates are applied for payments for services provided by the FSUE “Rosmorport” Sochi Branch, for the use of the certain seaport infrastructure facilities, ensuring safety of navigation in seaport of Sochi, and approaches to them.

Harbor dues are paid by Russian and foreign ship owners or their authorized persons for vessels port calls at the seaports of Sochi, departure from the seaports, as well as its transiting through the corresponding seaports.

Harbor dues in the seaports of Sochi are established for Russian vessels navigating under the state flag of the Russian Federation (hereinafter - Russian vessels) and vessels navigating under the flags of foreign states (hereinafter - foreign vessels).

Harbor dues rates in the seaports of Sochi are established for Russian vessels in foreign traffic and foreign vessels, as well as for Russian vessels in coastal navigation, and are differentiated according to the types of vessels:

all vessels except ro-ro, floating, container and bulk vessels;

ro-ro, floating, container vessels;

bulk vessels.

Foreign vessels carrying out coastal voyages, pay harbor dues at the rates established for foreign vessels in foreign traffic.

Flag and type of vessel are determined by the vessel's documents.

For the purposes of applying the harbor dues rates, flag of tug and tow is determined by the flag on the self-propelled part.

Harbor dues rates are established in rubles.

Harbor dues rates are established per unit of gross tonnage indicated in the vessel’s Rating Certificate.

Calculation of harbor dues for tankers with isolated ballast tanks is made without taking into account gross tonnage of isolated ballast tanks indicated in Rating Certificate.

If the Measurement Certificate says nothing about the gross tonnage of the isolated ballast tanks, and consequently, the decreased gross tonnage of the tanker, then harbor dues are counted with a 0,9 ratio.
In order to count harbor dues, a passenger vessel with gross tonnage more than 40000 GT is considered equal to gross tonnage of 40000 GT.
Harbor dues for vessels without Measurement Certificates are estimated by a relative tonnage in cubic meters which is equal to product of three numbers – maximum length, maximum width, and maximum board height of the vessel, and with coefficient 0.35.

When calling at the seaport of Sochi, harbor dues are paid according to the voyage on which the vessel entered the seaport. When vessel departures from the seaport of Sochi, harbor dues are paid according to the voyage on which the vessel departed from the corresponding seaport.

Vessel calling at the seaport of Sochi without cargo pay harbor dues according to voyage for carrying out of which the vessel called at the seaport. Vessel departing from the seaport of Sochi pay harbor dues according to voyage on which the vessel entered the seaport.

Vessel calling at the seaports of Sochi without performing cargo and passenger operations, and also transiting through the corresponding seaport water area, pay harbor dues according to rates of the current voyage (coastal or foreign).

Harbor dues rates (except for pilotage dues and navigation dues regarding vessel traffic system (hereinafter – VTS)) for vessels calling at the seaports of Sochi without carrying out operation with cargo and servicing passengers, except for cases stipulated in paragraphs 1.12, 1.14 of FTS of Russia Order No. 223/16 dated 10.03.2016, are applied with coefficient 0.5.

Gross tonnage of tug and tows, convoys and other composite floating objects (including rafts) when calculating dues (except ecological dues) is defined as the sum of gross tonnage of all the constituent elements of floating objects. If the separate objects of tug and tow have a different type, harbor dues are calculated separately for each part of the composite floating object with the use of rates for the corresponding type. In the absence of gross tonnage of floating objects, calculation is made according to conditional volumetric capacity of floating objects, estimated in cubic meters, by multiplying three vessel's dimensions - overall length, overall breadth and depth overall indicated in vessel's documents, with coefficient 0.35.

Harbor dues rates are not applied to the following vessels:

training, simulation training vessels and training and production vessels used for educational activities;

vessels carrying out government supervisory and control functions;

warships (including warships under foreign flags) and military support vessels;

vessels intended for the protection and preservation of the marine environment not used for commercial purposes;

vessels intended for search and rescue operations not used for commercial purposes.

Harbor dues rates, except pilotage dues, are not applied to the following vessels:

icebreakers;

scientific and research vessels;

small boats;

pleasure boats no longer than 20 m;

sport sailing ships;

vessels carrying out transportation of persons between raid and port berths with the capacity of less than 500 kW;

vessels carrying out operations on servicing and supply of vessels, port infrastructure facilities and operating in the water areas of the seaport of Sochi;

vessels passing sea trials

For payment by vessels listed in paragraphs 1.11 and 1.12 (except subparagraph 5) of Order No. 223/16 of FAS Russia dated 10.03.2016, harbor dues rates are applied, if the vessels carry out operations with cargo and passenger servicing, as well as towage between the seaport of Sochi and other seaports.

Harbor dues rates, except pilotage dues and navigation dues regarding VTS, are not applied to the following vessels:

vessels coming from the sea to outer road of Sochi seaport, on approaches to the seaport of Sochi and exiting from the roads to the sea, without performing any operations on the roads;

vessels calling at the seaport of Sochi per force, due to threat of vessel safety, life or health of the crew and passengers, without performing in the relevant seaport of operations with cargo and passenger servicing;

vessels calling at the seaport of Sochi for emergency repairs without performing in the respective seaports of cargo operations and passenger servicing.

For vessels repeatedly calling at the seaport of Sochi, after leaving the seaport under decision of the port authorities or for carrying out compass deviation, harbor dues, except pilotage dues, shall not be applied.

The given harbor dues rated are baseline to which coefficients are applied, which are stipulated in the given Rules. If several coefficients are applied to the vessel, they are consequently multiplied.

Russian vessels of the fishing fleet proceeding to the internal sea waters, territorial sea, exclusive economic zone and the continental shelf of the Russian Federation and back without calling at foreign ports, pay harbor dues at the rate for coastal voyages.

Russian vessels engaged in fishing in the inland waters, territorial sea, exclusive economic zone, and the continental shelf of the Russian Federation, the purpose of which is delivering water catches of biological resources, as well as fish products and other products produced from them, for processing or sale in the territory of the Russian Federation, pay harbor dues at the coastal voyage rates with coefficient 0.3.

Russian vessels up to 35.0 m long, carrying out coastal fishery in the internal sea waters and the territorial sea of the Russian Federation shall be exempt from payment of harbor dues.

Russian vessels performing fishing in the areas where Russian international treaties in the field of fishing and protecting biological resources and delivering them to the territory of the Russian Federation for the purpose of the subsequent realization and processing are in effect, pay harbor dues in the seaport of Sochi with the coefficient 0.9.

Russian vessels, which are equipped with facilities to store catches in live, fresh or cooled state and perform fishing in inland sea waters, in territorial waters, in an exclusive economic zone, in the continental shelf of the Russian Federation, in the areas where Russian international treaties in the field of fishing and protecting biological resources and in the open area of the World Ocean the purpose of which is to deliver catches of water biological resources in live, fresh or cooled state for subsequent realization and processing to the territory of the Russian Federation are in effect, pay harbor dues in the seaport of Sochi at the rates of coastal shipping with the coefficient 0.3.

When transporting (towing) between the seaport of Sochi and other seaport of the Russian Federation, Russian ships (composite floating objects, including rafts) proceeding from inland waterways (parts of the Russian Federation rivers) to the seaport of Sochi (including transiting through the seaports), and back, pay harbor dues at the coastal navigation rates.

Passenger ro-ro vessels, and also ro-ro vessels, which have passenger certificates, pay harbor dues at the rates and under rules established for ro-ro vessels.

Vessels navigating between non-adjacent water areas of one seaport, in case of obtaining a permission for multiple short-term exit from and entrance to the seaport of Sochi, provided in Compulsory regulations in the corresponding seaport, pay harbor dues once at first exit from the seaport and entrance to the seaport of Sochi and in accordance with this permission.

Pilotage Dues

Pilotage dues in the seaport of Sochi are charged for vessel pilotage within a specified area of compulsory (optional) pilotage of vessel calling at the seaport, departing from the seaport, navigating within the seaport water area or transiting through the corresponding seaport (hereinafter – pilotage) and for each pilotage operation specified in paragraph 5.4 of Order No. 223/16 dated 10.03.2016 of the FAS Russia which starts/ends with pilotage.

The boundaries of areas of compulsory (optional) pilotage, and the procedure for the provision of pilotage services by the FSUE “Rosmorport” in the seaports of Sochi are specified in section “Pilotage services of the Sochi Branch”.

In accordance with FSUE “Rosmorport” Order No. 355 of 05.09.2017 pilotage dues in the seaport of Sochi do not include payment for means of transport used for delivery and disembarkation of a pilot to/from a vessel. Services for delivery and removal of pilots to/from vessels in the seaport of Sochi with the use of the Branch's crew boats are currently rendered by the FSUE “Rosmorport” Sochi Branch free of charge.

Pilotage dues for pilotage shall be paid for each mile. Incomplete mile is considered as a complete mile.

Pilotage dues for pilotage between berths, berth and roads and back are paid according to rates of pilotage for each mile. Incomplete mile is considered as a complete mile.

For vessels (except passenger) operating on the lines opened under the established by the legislation of the Russian Federation procedure, pilotage dues rates are applied with coefficient of 0.8.

For calculation of the amount of pilotage dues, vessel with gross tonnage of less than 1,400 shall be equal to vessel with gross tonnage of 1,400 (except small boats, sports sailing ships, pleasure boats). For calculation of the amount of pilotage dues, gross tonnage of small boats, sports sailing ships, pleasure boats is determined in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 1.7 of Order No. 223/16 of the FAS of Russia dated 10.03.2016.

While shifting vessel alongside the berth with a pilot on a board, pilotage dues are paid for the operation with coefficient of 0.5.

In case of refusal of services of the pilot, called on the vessel, 50% of the pilotage dues shall be paid for pilotage and operation, established for the service for which the pilot was called.

Vessels carrying out operations on servicing and supply of vessels in the water areas of the seaport of Sochi and the approaches to them, including the inner and outer roads, infrastructure facilities of the seaport of Sochi, using the services of a pilot, pay pilotage dues according to the coastal navigation rates.

Lighthouse dues

Lighthouse dues are applied for a port call and exit from the seaport of Sochi and transiting through the seaport of Sochi water area.

Navigation dues

Navigation dues are charged for a call at the seaport of Sochi and vessel’s exit from the corresponding seaport. For vessels transiting through the seaport of Sochi water area, navigation dues are charged at the rate of navigation dues regarding the VTS.

The Sochi Branch renders navigation services with the use of the seaport of Sochi VTS. Description of coverage area boundaries of seaport of Sochi VTS, as well as the procedure for the provision of navigation services by the Sochi Branch with the use of VTS can be found in section “Navigation Services of the Sochi Branch”.

Vessels, except for passenger, not operating on the lines opened in the manner prescribed by the legislation of the Russian Federation, during successive loading or unloading in several Russian seaports during one voyage before entering the seaport of Sochi, pay navigation dues in full at the first port call, and in the following seaports of Sochi –with coefficient 0.5 to the established rates of navigation dues in the respective seaport.

Passenger vessels pay navigation dues in the seaport of Sochi, once per a calendar year at the navigation dues rate, when entering the seaport and departing from the seaport of Sochi for the first time.

Starting from the second call at the seaport of Sochi, passenger vessels pay navigation dues at the rate of the navigation dues regarding VTS for each vessel’s port call and departure from the seaport of Sochi.

For vessels (except for passenger vessels), operating on the lines opened in the manner prescribed by the legislation of the Russian Federation, a coefficient 0.8 is applied to the rates of navigation dues.

Vessels listed in paragraph 1.14 of Order No. 223/16 dated 10.03.2016 of the FAS Russia, pay navigation dues at the rate of navigation dues related to VTS for each call at the seaport of Sochi and departure from the corresponding seaport.

Seaport water area transport security dues

Water area transport security dues are charged for a call at the seaport of Sochi and exit of the vessel from the seaport or transiting through the corresponding seaport water area.

For negotiation of Contract, it is necessary to send an application for the Contract conclusion to the Sochi Branch by fax: +7 (8622) 66-98-07, or email: s.efremova@soc.rosmorport.ru. The filed application will be considered within 7 working days and if all necessary documents are attached, the Sochi Branch prepares and sends two copies of the Contract for signing. The original copy of the signed Contract shall be sent to the Sochi Branch.
Harbor dues for ensuring navigation in the seaport of Sochi are paid to the Sochi Branch according to the procedure and under the terms stipulated by the Contract.

In exceptional cases in order to pay harbor dues for a single port call directly by the ship owner and/or his legal representative without Contract negotiation, it is necessary to send an application for invoice to the Sochi Branch by fax: +7 (8622) 66-98-07 or scanned by e-mail: s.efremova@soc.rosmorport.ru It is recommended to send a duly filled application for invoice three days before the vessel calls at the seaport of Sochi.

A copy of compiled invoice for payment of harbor dues is sent by fax to ship owner or his legal representative within one day from the date of application for registration of an account. The original invoice can be obtained at: Sochi, Voykova st., 1, 4th floor of the administrative building on the new Cruise harbor of the seaport of Sochi, Financial and Economic Department, weekdays from 09:00 to 18:00, Moscow time.

Payment shall be made in rubles by the bank transfer with obligatory indication of the invoice number in the payment documents.

Harbor dues should be fully paid before a vessel departs from a seaport. In case of nonpayment of harbor dues advance payment before a vessel departs from a port, the Branch has the right to solicit the seaport master to refuse to give a vessel the permission to depart from the seaport according to subparagraph 4 of paragraph 1 of article 80 of the Merchant Shipping Code of the Russian Federation.